The 2018 S-Class will get a new range of inline 6-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

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New Delhi

February 26, 2018

UPDATED: February 26, 2018 13:12 IST

Mercedes Benz has taken the wraps off its latest S-Class facelift. The 2018 S-Class will get a new range of inline 6-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

One the facelift, the S-Class gets new headlamps and tail lamps along with new front and rear bumpers. The front fascia gets new grille as well. The facelift S-Class also gets a new set of wheels.

On the interior, the facelifted S-Class gets two-new 12.3-inch high definition screens which make up the infotainment unit as well as the central command unit.

The S-Class gets wooden options for interior trim and leather options for the seats and side panels. Another feature of the S-Class is new seats with a fragrance function alongside cooled, heated, and massaging options.

Under the hood, the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class get two engine options, petrol and diesel. The petrol is a BS6 compliant S350d in-line six-cylinder diesel engine which makes 281bhp and 600Nm of torque and S 460 which is powered by a V6 petrol which churns out 362bhp and 500Nm of torque.

TYHe engines will come mated to a 9-speed ZF automatic gearbox which will take shoot the diesel mammoth from 0-100kmph in a whopping 6 seconds. The petrol is even faster at 5.1 seconds. Both variants have a top speed of 250kmph.

The diesel variant of the S-Class will be the first vehicle to get exhausted after-treatment tech. The S 350d's six-cylinder engine gets the stepped bowl combustion process, two-stage turbocharging and the use of CAMTRONIC variable valve lift control.

The Mercedes Benz S-Class facelift is priced at Rs 1.33 crore for the S350 and Rs 1.47 crore for the S450, ex-showroom.

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